Communication key to shared future for mankind

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, which will be held later this month following the proposal of President Xi Jinping, demonstrates China's deep thinking and responsibility for promoting the development of civilization in Asia and the world. The conference will have great and far-reaching significance to the construction of a community of shared future for mankind.

The history of humanity is one of the coexistence and joint development of multiple civilizations. In his article on exchanges among civilizations and mutual learning, published by the Qiushi journal on May 1, Xi wrote that "civilization becomes colorful because of exchanges, and abundant because of mutual learning". He urged nations to "seek wisdom, absorb nutrition from different civilizations, provide the people with spiritual support and comfort for their soul, and join hands to resolve common challenges of various kinds confronting human beings".

Apart from proposing to build a community of shared future for mankind in his speech at the headquarters of the United Nations in September 2015, and in his report for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October 2017, Xi has pledged on different occasions to build a peaceful, safe, prosperous, open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world to let the sunshine of a community of shared future for mankind illuminate the world.